Wagon attachment.



A. G. DAVIS. WAGON ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATION FILED 001 .23, 1909.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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ALEXANDER o. n'AvIs, or BATTLE GROUND, INDIANA.

WAGON ATTACHMENT.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER a citizen of the United States, residingat Battle Ground, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful lVagon Attachment, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in appliances for preventing farmproduce from being lost over the sides of the wagon box during theoperation of loading.

The object of the invention is to provide a light, strong andinexpensive device of this character that can readily be attached to theside boards of any wagon and when in operative position will form aguard to direct corn, potatoes and similar produce thrown against itfrom the opposite side of the wagon during the operation of loading,back into the wagon box.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may bearranged to span the side boards of the wagon box so as to form a coverthat will retain poultry, calves, sheep, hogs, etc. therein while enroute to market.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character whichwill bridge over the space between the wagon side and door of the corncrib or out building so that produce accidentally falling from the scoopor measure while being unloaded will be directed back into the wagonbox.

With the above advantages and other objects in View which will appear asthe description proceeds, my invention embraces certain novel details ofconstruction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side elevation of a wagon box showing my improved guard appliedthereto and in open position. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on the line A-B of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a wagon box showing my improved guard inclosed position to form a cover therefor.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown.

Referring to the parts by their characters of reference, 1 and 2designate the side boards and 3 and 1 the end boards of a wagon box ofordinary construction.

C. DAvIs,

The guard comprises a rectangular frame Specification of Letters Patent.Patgnted Mime, 15, 1910, Application filed October 23, 1909.

Serial No. 524,252.

having the bottom bar 5, top bar 6 and side bars 7 and 8. The frame maybe formed of metal, wood or other material that is suitable to form arigid substantial frame. Secured to the frame is a woven wire fabric 9.The ends of the longitudinal and transverse strands of the wire fabricmay be connected to the bars of the frame in any preferred manner, theconnection here being shown as made by wrapping the ends of the strandsaround the adjacent portions of the bars. Secured adjacent each end ofthe side board 2 is a U-shaped band 10 which straddles the bottom bar 5of the frame and is terminally connected by screws or similar connectors11 to the side faces of the side board. Each of the bands 10 is formedwith an eye 12 remote from its terminals to loosely engage the bottombar of the frame. The frame is thus hinged to the side board and may berocked to a vertical, horizontal or any intermediate angular position.

Arranged upon the opposite side board 1 of the wagon box is a pluralityof brackets each consisting of a shank portion 13 adjustably mountedupon the side board and a hook portion 14: extending above the top faceof the side board. Formed in the shank 13 of the bracket is alongitudinal recess 15 through which a bolt 16 carried by the wagon boxprojects and forms a stop to limit the sliding movement of the bracket.A nut 17 travels upon the screw threaded shank of the bolt 16 and bearsagainst the exposed face of the bracket when in operative positionwhereby to securely clamp the bracket to the side of the wagon box. Itmay be thus seen that the adjustably mounted brackets may be slid upwarduntil the securing bolts are in engagement with the bottom of theirlongitudinal slots so that the frame may be rocked downward until inengagement with the top face of the side board 1. The brackets may thenbe slid downward until the hook portions lat thereof are engaged overthe top bar 6 of the frame when the nuts 17 may be tightened to securelylock the frame in closed position. The frame now forms a suitable coverto retain live stock in the wagon box and afiord suitable ventilationfor the said stock while en route to market.

In order to form a suitable guard to prevent farm produce from fallingfrom the wagon during the operation of loading the same, a pair of hooks18 and 19 are provided to hold the frame in the plane of a supportingside board. Each of the hooks terminates at one end in a bearing head 20which embraces the side bar of the frame adjacent the upper end thereofand operates to swivelly connect the hook thereto. The end of the hookremote from the bearing head terminates in a bill 21 preferably bent atrightangles to the shank portion of the hook and adapted to engage inthe hook portion of the adjustable bracket. The brackets when in theirlowest position of movement will engage the bills of the hooks andpositively lock the latter against accidental disengagement.

By removing the bills of the hooks from the brackets, the frame may berocked back against the side of the crib or out building into which thewagon is being unloaded so that corn, potatoes and similar productsfalling from the sides of the scoop or measure will be directed backinto the wagon by the inclined frame instead of being dropped over theside of the wagon box and scattered upon the ground. In order that carsof corn will not be shelled when thrown against the wire fabric, acanvas or similar fabric 22 is suspended by means of hooks 23 from thetop bar of the frame. Should any of the kernels be broken from the earsof corn they will be directed back into the wagon instead of being lostover the side of the wagon box.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction and operationof my invention will be readily understood without a more extendedexplanation.

WVhat is claimed is:

In combination with a wagon body, a rectangular frame hinged at one sideof the body, a barrier supported by said frame, hooks hinged to the endsof said frame in the vicinity of the free edge thereof, and a pluralityof sets of brackets slidably mounted at the side of the wagon bodyopposite the side at which the frame is hinged, said brackets adapted toreceive the bills of said books or the free edge of said frame, andsecuring devices for said brackets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature 7 in the presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER C. DAVIS. Witnesses:

FRANK M. BIDDLE, ROY E. JOHNSON.

